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hyrax

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CIDE DICTIONARY

hyraxn. [NL., fr. Gr. shrew mouse.].
     Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (Hyrax Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (Hyrax capensis) of South Africa. Other species are Hyrax arboreus and Hyrax Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hyrax, n. any small mammal of the order Hyracoidea, including rock-rabbit and dassie.

Etymology
mod.L f. Gk hurax shrew-mouse

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